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Welcome To The Burgh: Lars Eller

Welcome To The Burgh: Lars Eller On July 1, the Pittsburgh Penguins signed veteran forward Lars Eller to a 2 year, $4,900,000. This possesses a cap hit of $2,450,000 per CapFriendly. Throughout his career, he has 163 career goals and 208 assists for

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Published: 1 year ago

Penguins Prospect Jagger Joshua: Now That’s What I’m Talkin’ About

Perhaps it was kismet. A day after I wrote an article bemoaning the Penguins’ lack of muscle, one of the very few players in the organization with an aggressive bent had a huge impact yesterday at the Prospects Challenge. Forward Jagger Joshua (No

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Published: 1 year ago

Penguins Wrap: Hockey’s Almost Here; Crosby’s Dismay

Football season is in full swing — yes, Steelers devotees, last Sunday actually happened, just the way you remember it — and that means the return of Pittsburgh Penguins hockey is imminent. Although training-camp workouts at UPMC Lemieux Sports C

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Published: 1 year ago

Penguins training camp preview: Centers are old, but a strength of the team

Photo by Rich Graessle/NHLI via Getty Images They’re old, but still good..Well, most of them. The Pittsburgh Penguins are an old team, and they aren’t any older than they are at center. The five top options they have down

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Published: 1 year ago

Blackhawks No. 1 pick Connor Bedard records hat trick in prospects game debut vs. Blues

Chicago Blackhawks rookie forward Connor Bedard recorded a hat trick in his prospects game debut against the St. Louis Blues on Saturday. Here’s what you need to know: Bedard scored his first goal on a wrist shot in the second period. His third go

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Published: 1 year ago

MUCH Better Day 2 for Penguins Prospects; Jagger Joshua is Wrecking Ball (+)

BUFFALO — It was not second verse, same as the first for the Pittsburgh Penguins prospects team competing in the Prospects Challenge. With a different lineup from Day 1, a few new faces shined, and the team had a significantly different flavor than

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Published: 1 year ago

Penguins Update: Nothing Could be Finer Than to be in Carolina…

Just play. It’s been the Penguins’ unofficial mantra ever since Mike Sullivan assumed the coaching reins from Mike Johnston back in December 2015. Loosely translated, it means play through cheap shots, extracurriculars and other assorte

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Published: 1 year ago

Dan’s Daily: Jarry’s Payday; Kessel Skates; Bruins Trade Rumors Tank

BUFFALO — It was not the most fun I have ever had covering a hockey game or even a prospects game. The Pittsburgh Penguins prospects did not fare well against their Boston Bruins counterparts Friday afternoon. Last year, Nathan Legare goaded the en

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Published: 1 year ago

PHN Blog: What ‘Pissed Off’ Sidney Crosby Last Year; Comparing Kyle Dubas

Sometimes, you might like to hear or see Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby have an ego, but that’s just not Sid. Speaking to Sportsnet’s 32 Thoughts podcast with Jeff Marek and Elliotte Friedman, Crosby deferred to Connor McDavid in the c

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Published: 1 year ago

Free agent Phil Kessel unlikely to return to Penguins, per report

Photo by Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Images The former Penguin and ongoing Ironman has yet to sign with a team for the 2023-24 season. Phil Kessel is still a free agent, but he has every intention of playing next season. Although

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Published: 1 year ago

‘Choppy’ Penguins Prospect Tournament Analysis; Game 1 Coverage from Buffalo (+)

BUFFALO — It was a choppy game, according to Pittsburgh Penguins farmhand Corey Andonovski. The Princeton alum has been exposed to bigger words and probably used a few more of them in his life, but in this case, choppy was probably as good as he co

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Published: 1 year ago

Crosby Would Make Notable Sacrifice to Play Alongside McDavid

The post Crosby Would Make Notable Sacrifice to Play Alongside McDavid appeared first on NHL Trade Talk. If Sidney Crosby and Connor McDavid have a chance to play together for Team Canada, Crosby says he's open to a big change to make it work. The p

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Published: 1 year ago